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menospreciables

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5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

menospreciables

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

me-nos-pre-cia-bles

Pronunciation

/menos.pɾe.θjaˈβles/

Stress

00010

Morphemes

men- + espreci- + -able

The word 'menospreciables' is divided into five syllables: me-nos-pre-cia-bles. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cia'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'men-', the root 'espreci-', and the suffixes '-able' and '-s'. It's an adjective meaning 'despicable'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Despicable, contemptible, worthless.

    Despicable, contemptible

    “Sus acciones son menospreciables.”

    “Los argumentos presentados fueron menospreciables.”

    syn:despreciablesinsignificantesruines
    ant:admirablesvaliososrespetables

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cia').

Syllables

5
me/me/
nos/nos/
pre/pɾe/
cia/θja/
bles/βles/

me — Open syllable, initial syllable.. nos — Open syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel pattern.. pre — Open syllable, consonant-vowel-vowel pattern.. cia — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. bles — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant pattern.

Word Parts

pre

men-

From Latin 'minus' - 'less', diminutive/negative intensification.

root

espreci-

From Latin 'spuerere' - 'to despise', core meaning of contempt.

suf

-able

From Latin '-abilis', adjectival suffix indicating capability or quality.

Similar Words

im­pre­sio­na­blesin­a­cep­ta­blescon­si­de­ra­bles

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are divided between vowels.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided after the vowel.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.

Stress Rule

Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable when the word ends in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.

  • The 'sp' cluster is treated as a single initial consonant for syllabification.
  • The pronunciation of 'c' as /θ/ or /s/ does not affect the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

Nearby Words

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